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GR Christian poses 2nd showdown for Wildcats Tuesday

January 7, 2017

Because of the anticipated large crowd for Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference showdown with Grand Rapids Christian, Wayland school officials have announced that up to 250 tickets will be sold in advance. Though tickets also will be available for purchase at the door on game day, the offer is intended...

Martin gets back to its winning ways at Lawrence, 74-39

January 7, 2017

Martin bounced back from its two losses to Class B teams in a holiday tournament last month by defeating Lawrence Friday evening, 74-39. The Clippers, with the victory, moved to 4-2 on the season overall. They started the game with a 7-0 run and stretched the lead, but host Lawrence...

Hopkins gets 1st varsity victory for coach Nate Mitchell

January 6, 2017

New head coach Nate Mitchell scored his first boys' varsity basketball victory Friday night when Hopkins defeated Northpointe Christian 65-54 on the losers' court. Mitchell had gone 0-3 after succeeding the resigned Darrin Smith in December and the Vikings Friday ended a four-game losing skid. Northpointe, an O-K Silver Conference...

Unlucky Wildcat girls still looking for first hoops win

January 6, 2017

“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” — “Born Under a Bad Sign.” Wayland girls’ varsity basketball coach Wes Hudson is still searching for his first victory, but the task seems daunting and it's going to take a lot of patience. The Lady Wildcats,...

Wildcats shrug off sluggish start to cruise past Sailors

January 6, 2017

“Hey, it’s good to be back home again.” — John Denver Wayland’s boys’ varsity basketball team had been on the road for so long that it finally played in its own gym Friday night for the first time since last March. And the Wildcats, despite a heroic effort by guest...

Hopkins boys and girls rollers both turn back Godwin

January 5, 2017

The Hopkins boys’ and girls’ varsity bowling teams both had good days on the lanes Thursday by turning back O-K Silver Conference opponent Wyoming Godwin Heights. The boys remained unbeaten in dual matches for the season by pasting the Wolverines 26-4. The girls had a tougher road, but managed to...

Hopkins boys absorb 4th consecutive hoops defeat

January 3, 2017

The Hopkins boys' varsity basketball team absorbed its fourth straight defeat of the season Tuesday night, 66-51, in a nonconference encounter at Grand Rapids West Catholic. The Vikings won their season opener, 77-37, over Maple Valley, but since then failed to score more than 55 points in each of the...

Presley Hudson scores 36, is MAC Player of the Week

January 3, 2017

Central Michigan University’s Presley Hudson was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for women’s basketball. Hudson, a sophomore guard from Wayland, scored a career-high 36 points in leading the Chippewas to a 91-78 victory over Kent State in CMU’s MAC opener Saturday. Hudson, last year’s MAC...

Middleville goes outside state for new football coach

January 2, 2017

An on-line high school football source called Major Hoople reports that Middleville-Thornapple Kellogg has hired Charlie Feller, who formerly coached in Iowa and Texas. He will replace Chad Ruger, whose Trojans suffered through an 0-9 season last fall, including a 10-7 defeat at the hands of Wayland. Major Hoople said,...

Athletic first families have interesting year for Wayland

December 31, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is analysis by the editor. It was an interesting year for Wayland’s first families in basketball and softball. Basketball, dominated by the Hudson family, offered a lot of thrills, chills and victories. Coach Mike Hudson’s Wildcat boys lost only two...

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